Issue: February 09, 2012 (Archive)

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Psychology behind the station walls
The types of police station which I went through during my time in the force may be divided into three main styles.

RTHK gets set for TV switch-on
I bumped into Forever Sze Wing-yuen at the RTHK Lunar New Year gathering, and congratulated him on his promotion to assistant director of TV and corporate businesses.

These unintended incidents are all accidents waiting to happen
Yes, it is time for an exciting new episode of Evolving English! For 14 billion years, since the BBC invented English to report the Big Bang, the word "accident" meant "unwanted, unintended incident."

Islanders envy our buying boom
Taipei 101, an imposing skyscraper in Xinyi district, and the Eslite Bookstore are two of the must-see places for visitors to Taiwan.

Cop shops are now less user-friendly
Not long ago, I visited the Aberdeen police headquarters, which had been my home for about a year in 1973 when I was the subdivision inspector.

Taiwan complaints have familiar ring
I visited Taipei after the Lunar New Year, when results of Taiwan's presidential election were still fresh in people's minds. So naturally, the conversation with the hired driver turned to politics and the life of islanders.

Don't try to confuse me with gender issues, I've got kids
An acquaintance showed me her baby wrapped in a white shawl. This should be illegal. If the blanket isn't pink or blue, you can't tell what sex the infant is, and you end up saying: "What a cute little, er, offspring, he/ she / it looks just like his/ her/ its father/ mother." All very awkward.

Dowry cake idea catches fire
The Year of the Dragon is considered an auspicious time to do a lot of important things in life. Apart from having "dragon" babies, many couples choose to get married this year.

Yo, buddy - pull out the plug and let Rajnikanth do the work
A magical website has been launched in Asia which can be accessed without an internet cable. Your computer connects to it via an invisible beam of Celebrity Power.

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